CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-45231
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-01-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
A link following privilege escalation vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-prem and SaaS) and Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (10.0 SP1 and Services) could allow a local attacker to create a specially crafted file with arbitrary content which could grant local privilege escalation on the affected system. Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected configurations
• trendmicro apex one 2019
• trendmicro worry-free business security 10.0
• trendmicro worry-free business security services
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289996 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-013/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000289996 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-013/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry